Legal Opinion
Rainbow Navigation, Inc. v. Department of the Navy, Rainbow Navigation, Inc. v. Department of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 14, 1986No. 85-6046, 85-6104PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCALIA, Circuit Judge:
In this case, the government has invoked a hitherto unused provision of the Cargo Preference Act of 1904 to revoke the shipping preference presently enjoyed by Rainbow Navigation, Inc., as the only U.S.-flag ship serving the military cargo route from the United States to the United States military base at Keflavik, Iceland. Faced with repeated complaints from Icelandic officials over the exclusion of Icelandic carriers, apparently escalating to a threatened withdrawal of permission to use the Keflavik base, the government has made a finding that the “freight charged” by…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc. v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
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